LEARN/CREATE (PT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

10:30 am

Lidia's Italy In America"Sicily In New York City"
The Sicilians were a large immigrant community in lower Manhattan and other areas of New York City, and they brought with them several dishes from their homeland. Today, Lidia celebrates the Sicilians with a Stuffed Calamari Dish and a Broccoli with Garlic and Anchovies. She then makes a Cappuccino Cake which she actually discovered in New Orleans - another locale with a very large Sicilian population. D

11:00 am

Art of the Western World"Early Renaissance"
Part I: The rebirth of classical themes and humanistic ideas marked the Renaissance in Italy, as seen in Florentines Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Ghiberti, and Botticelli. Part II: Glowing color. D

12:00 pm

Science In Focus: Force and Motion"When Rubber Meets The Road"
A rubber band twisted around the axle of a plastic car provides the force that moves the car forward. In this workshop, fifth-grade students continue their exploration of force and motion by recording and comparing the distance a vehicle travels under various conditions. Students predict the distance the car will travel by counting the number of twists in the rubber band, and observe the car's speed as it rolls across the floor. When the force of the rubber band stops acting, the force of friction slows the car to a stop.G

1:00 pm

Artifacts & Fiction: Workshop In American Literature"Workshop 8. Ceremonial Artifacts"
This session explores how objects used in religious ceremonies embody the spiritual beliefs of the cultures they represent. By better understanding these sacred beliefs, teachers learn to help their students connect to literary texts from unfamiliar cultural contexts. D

2:00 pm

Teaching Channel Presents"Bullying at School"
Bullying at School: A look at three innovative approaches to tackling the serious issue of bullying. Visit three schools where parents, teachers and students are implementing bullying prevention programs that are making a big difference in students' lives. D

3:00 pm

Death: A Personal Understanding"Death Rituals"
To what degree do individual circumstances require spontaneous adaptation of traditional rites? A minister who lost her brother in the Lockerbie air disaster, and a father whose failing marriage affected his role in his young son's funeral, discuss their need to adapt traditional rituals to their own circumstances. A cancer patient planning her service in advance and a veteran at a Vietnam memorial provide a comparison of private and public rituals. D

3:30 pm

Death: A Personal Understanding"Good Death"
Should we help people die, or force them to live? What constitutes a good death? Perspectives from native North American culture and urban medical ethicists provide background as we meet a woman facing death from breast cancer and a young family with a terminally ill infant. The special grief long-term caregivers can fall into is also discussed as we discover the ways that the dying can help to heal the living. D

4:00 pm

Connecting with the Arts: A Teaching Practices Library, 6-8"Two Dance Collaborations"
In a first-time collaboration, a dance teacher and a science teacher combine forces to explore the laws of motion with a seventh- and eighth-grade dance class. At another school, a dance teacher and a math teacher work with sixth graders on imaginative interpretations of the idea of circles. D

P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table"The Emergence of Spring"
In this GARDEN TO TABLE episode, P. Allen Smith picks dandelions - not to make wishes but to create a salad! Allen also steps into the garden to plant asparagus. Plus, Allen makes an amazing tablescape using daffodils. D

Garden SMART
Spring is a magical time of year. Everything is turning green, color is popping everywhere. GardenSMART visits an historic estate awash with beautiful spring color to learn what steps should be taken to help make your yard look great too. D

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home"Triumphant Tulips"
Spring is approaching at the Garden Home Retreat and the daffodils and tulips are now filling the landscape with vibrant color. It's also time for Allen to plant herbs and vegetables. A check of the swans reveals how they've adjusted to their new habitat since arriving in late fall. D

Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence"Market to Table"
Joanne's day begins at the farmer's market and she shows us a fresh sugar snap pea soup. Then she works with her student Kyle to perfect his pasta techniques making a fresh fettuccine with asparagus, prosciutto, and lemon creme fraiche. Recipes: Sugar Snap Pea Soup with Mint and Meyer Lemon Oil and Fresh Fettuccine with Asparagus Ribbons and Lemon Creme Fraiche. D

10:30 pm

Rick Steves' Europe"Portugal's Heartland"
Rick eats barnacles in an old fishing town, marches with pilgrims, and views riches of the country's Golden Age.G

11:00 pm

Assessment In Math and Science: What's The Point?"I Didn't Know This Was An English Class"
One measure of students' depth of understanding is the connections they can make across disciplines. This workshop explores how teachers canencourage these connections by designing performance tasks that build on other disciplines. D